Key-filing device



Jan. 7', 1930. E. N. HOWELL 1,742,542 KEY FILING DEVICE Filed April 16,1929 l /G IocKER Nom :so 2

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Patented Jan. 7, 1230 UNITED STATES EDWARD N. HDWELL, F S'WANNANOA,NORTH CAROLINA KEY-FILING DEVICE Application led 4April 16, 1929. SerialNo. 355,634.

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In accordance with my invention, a filing ,drawer is used, in which areremovably 5 mounted key supporting sheets. Guide means are preferablyprovided for the key supporting sheets, whereby they are maintained inproper spaced relation, so that the keys carried by one key supportingsheet will not engage the adjacent key supporting sheet. This alsorenders the key supporting sheets freely individually removable withoutinterference with the other key supporting sheets. Each key supportingsheet is provided with a plurality of hooks, for carrying the keys. Eachsheet is suitably designated, and each hook is suitably designated. l

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same,

Figure 1 is arside elevation of a key filing device embodyingmyinvention,

Figure 2 is aplan view of the same, Figure 3 is a side elevation of oneof the key supporting sheets,

Figure Il is an edge elevation of the same, Figure 5 is a frontelevation of one of the hooks, and, v Figure 6 is a perspective view ofthe same. In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration isshown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 10 designatesa filing drawer which is mounted to slide 1 in the usual manner, in acabinet, not shown. Attached to the sides of this filing drawer arepairs of spaced strips 11, secured thereto by any suitable means. Thepairs of strips are arranged in transverse groups, and the groups arespaced, as shown. These strips form grooves or guide means, for keysupporting sheets or plates 12, as shown. The front strips 11, in eachpair terminate at their top at an elevation beneath the top of the rearstrip, in the same pair, and this facilitates the insertion of the keysupporting sheet or plate between the strips of corresponding pairs. Thesheets or plates are shown as projecting above the sides 10, althoughthis arrangement is in no way essential.

invention relates to a ling device for The key supportin sheets orplates 12 are preferably formed o metal, such as aluminum, or they maybe formed of any other suitably sti' material. Each key supporting sheetisprovided preferably at the top edge with a holder 13, receiving a slip14, which may be formed of paper or the like, upony which is printed aproper designation ""xof the entire key supporting sheet. As shown, thisdesignation is, Locker Nos. 1-30, thus 6o indicating that the keys forlockers numbers one to thirty, are supported upon this plate.

The numeral l5 designates hooks, upon which the keys are removablymounted. These hooks are arranged in horizontal rows, C5 andthe rows arevertically spaced, as shown. Arranged above and adjacent to each row ofthese hooks, is a horizontal row of designations 16. Each designation 16is arranged over and adjacent to itscorresponding hook. The designationspreferably embrace the number of the locker and the number of the key,such as, Locker l-Key 2214.

Each hook is preferably formed of suitably stiff and resilient wire,bent to form a straight body portion 17, bent at its yends into eyes 18and 19. At the eye 19, the wire is then bent outwardly into a lowerangular portion 20, and then inwardly into anl upper angular portion 21,curved outwardly at its upper end, as shown at 22. The portions 20, 21and 22 constitute the hook arm' of the hook. The eyes 18 and 19 receiverivets or eyelets 23 and 24,l which also pass through the sheet 12, andsecurely attach each hook to the key supporting sheet, which ispreferably formed of metal, as explained.

In the use of the key filing device, the keys aresuspended from thehooks 15 upon the key supporting sheets, and may be readily removedtherefrom, as is obvious. The key supporting sheets 12 are verticallymounted within the drawer 10, and are removably held therein by theguide means, including the strips 11. The sheets are properlydesignated, by the characters, at 14,` and the key supporting sheets arearranged in numerical order or in sequence within the drawer. The holder13 and strip 14 constitute a designating tab. The numerals on the tab ofthe front sheet run individual designations upon from 1-30; on thesecond tab from 31-60, etc. The characters upon the tab embrace all ofthe the sheet, for the several keys. The hooks are designated, as shownat 26, and their designations are ar, ranged in consecutive order. Thekey supporting sheets 12, being held in proper spaced relation, the keyscarried by one sheet. will not engage -with the adjacent sheet, and theseveral sheets are freel individually removable without disturbing t eother sheets.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention, herewith shown anddescribed, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts ma beresorted to without departing from tlie spirit of my invention, or thescope of the sub- ]'oined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim Y 1.` A key ling device,comprising a filing drawer, a plurality of key supporting sheetsarranged therein, guide means for the key supporting sheets and soarranged that the sheets are retained in spaced relation, a plurality ofkey receiving elements carried by each sheet, and said sheet beingprovided with designations arranged in positions to indicate therespective key receiving elements, which designations are arranged inproper sequence, each sheet having separate means to designate saidsheet and also embracing all of the designations for the key receivingelements.

2. A key filinv device, comprising a filing drawer, a plurality of keysupporting sheets arranged within the drawer and provided at their topswith sheet designating tabs, the designations of said tabs beingarranged consecutively, horizontal rows of key receiving elementsmounted upon each sheet, said sheet having horizontal rows ofdesignations which refer to the key receiving elements, the designationsin the horizontal rows being arranged in sequence, the designation oneach tab embracing all of the designations ofY the horizontal rows uponthe same sheet, and means for removably holding the sheets in the drawerin spaced relation.

3. A key filing device, comprising a filing drawer, a plurality of keysupporting sheets removably mounted within the drawer, and a pluralityof key receiving elements carried by each sheet, each sheet also havingdesig nations arranged in position to indicate the respective keyreceiving elements, which designations are arranged in proper sequence,each sheet having separate means to designate such 'sheet and alsoembracing all of the designations for the key receiving elements.

4. In a key ilin device, a relatively stii sheet, and general yhorizontal row or rows of key receiving hooks carried by the sheet,

the hooks in each row being substantiall vertically arranged and spacedfrom eacl other so that the ke carried by one hook will not interferewlth the key carried by the adjacent hook, each hook embodying a bodyportion having e es at its upper and lower ends and a hooi elementextending .from one eye, and attaching elements passing through the eyesand securing the same to said sheet. v

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. EDWARD N. HOWELL

